A dining table setup with two decorative glasses, a patterned pitcher, a colorful plate with playful cartoon-like scenes, and a fork and knife on top of the plate, with small yellow flowers placed on the utensils.
A brown leather armchair with a vintage design, positioned in a room with light-colored wooden floor. To the left of the chair is an acoustic guitar leaning against the wall. To the right, there is a large green potted plant with long, arching leaves. The background features a white wall decorated with four framed landscape and abstract paintings.
A woman with red hair styled in a messy bun, wearing a chunky beige cardigan over denim overalls, accessorized with a large gold chain necklace. She has a tattoo on her forearm and is sitting in a relaxed pose in an indoor setting.

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  • A woman with red hair leaning on a table, holding a green and yellow bag, wearing a black jacket, a green shirt, colorful embroidered skirt, black tights, and red shoes, in a room with blue walls and framed pictures.

    Forget Fashion

    This sounds like a ridiculous thing to say, coming from someone who cares quite a bit about how she presents to the world, but I have a point to explain, and short titles that make use of alliteration are always a bonus.

  • drawing by a child in felt tip of a child looking sad with arms in the air

    Not Every Child is a Grade A Student

    I'm about to go on a rant. I hate homework.

    Controversial, as I was a teacher for 23 years and I've personally set hundreds of hours of homework in that time. But I am becoming increasingly aware of a society in which the only results that anyone wants for children, be it parental or for school statistics, are the bloody As or 9s.

  • Promotional graphic for Stacey Dooley's podcast titled "Georg Scott" featuring a cartoon portrait of a smiling woman with red hair, large hoop earrings, set against a colorful background with the BBC logo at the top.

    Not Needing New on Podcasts

    I thought it would be a good idea to have a place where the podcasts that I have been a guest on, can all sit together and you can click through for a listen!